Isaz

{{infobox rune

| lang1 = pg | lang2 = oe | lang3 = on

| name1 = *Isaz

| name2 = Īs

| name3 = Íss

| meaning13 = "ice"

| shape13 = File:Runic letter isaz.svg

| unicode hex13 = 16C1

| transliteration13 = i

| transcription13 = i

| IPA13 = {{IPA|[i(ː)]}}

| position12 = 11

| position3 = 9

}}

*Isaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the i-rune {{runic|ᛁ}}, meaning "ice". In the Younger Futhark, it is called íss in Old Norse. As a rune of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc, it is called is.

The corresponding Gothic letter is 𐌹 i, named eis.

The rune is recorded in all three rune poems:

class="wikitable"

| Rune Poem:Original poems and translation from the [https://web.archive.org/web/19990501094729/http://www.ragweedforge.com/poems.html Rune Poem Page].

| English Translation:

Anglo-Saxon

{{runic|ᛁ}} Is bẏþ oferceald, ungemetum slidor,

glisnaþ glæshluttur gimmum gelicust,

flor forste geƿoruht, fæger ansẏne.

Ice is very cold and immeasurably slippery;

it glistens as clear as glass and most like to gems;

it is a floor wrought by the frost, fair to look upon.

Old Icelandic

{{runic|ᛁ}} Íss er árbörkr

ok unnar þak

ok feigra manna fár.

Ice is bark of rivers

and roof of the wave

and destruction of the doomed.

Old Norwegian

{{runic|ᛁ}} Ís kǫllum brú bræiða;

blindan þarf at læiða.

Ice is called the broad bridge;

the blind man must be led.

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Category:Runes

Isaz

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